Last season the Los Angeles Lakers began a “Genius Series” in which they welcomed prominent guests from other industries to their UCLA Health Training Center. On Friday, Kendrick Lamar became the latest to join the growing list of dignified speakers.
The Compton, Calif., native is the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize for music. His local roots and the Lakers’ youth are a factor in the Lakers being familiar with his work, but Lamar’s visit gave them added insight.
“It was cool. It was definitely cool,” Josh Hart said. “I remember listening to his music in high school and stuff like that.